BARRED
A friend broke their spine, in an accident,
And started behaving like a lunatic.
I prayed to God, to learn for a moment,
What does it feel like to be paraplegic ?
I can’t quite remember, what happened first,
I lost my job and could not pay my bills.
My life became, as if I had been cursed,
Ever since, I tried to feel my friend’s ills.
Because of my debts, I went to prison.
To look at the World, through bars, seemed unfair.
In my thoughts, my prayer had arisen,
To see life, but unable to go there.
A shiver went through me, as I realised,
Just what it was like to be paralysed.
[Be careful, what you ask for]
By Ray Lavin. 5th.December, 2013.
